Child restraints until age 8 or 4 feet 9 inches
A free practice question for the California permit test, with the answer explained.
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Your 6-year-old is 3 feet 10 inches tall. How must she ride?
The rule
Children under 8, or shorter than 4 feet 9 inches, must ride in a child passenger restraint in a back seat. Once a child is 8 or older, or 4 feet 9 inches or taller, a properly fitted seat belt may be used.
A child under 8 or under 4 feet 9 inches must ride in a child restraint in a back seat. Once a child is 8 or 4 feet 9 inches, a seat belt can be used.
From the California Driver Handbook, section 8, page 66. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DMV have the final word.
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